Tai'an Travel Guide
Location: Tai’an is located at the middle of Shandong Province, southern foot of Taishan Mountian.
Population: 5,560,000
Area: with an area of 7,761 square kilometers
Nationalities: There are 26 Nationalities in Qingdao, in which Han Nationality take the largest bulk. There are Minority Nationalities such as Hui, Man, Mongolian, Korean,etc.
History: The area has a long history, with Mount Taishan highly-regarded in ancient times.The mountain was considered to be the first of the countries five sacred mountains,and was a place where emperors prayed for the fortunes of the nation. Mount Taishan was also a focal point for religion in the area,providing a base for the likes of Buddhism and Taoism. The area around Mount Tai originally belonged to the Lu State (ca. BCE 1027-which was absorbed by the Chu State (BCE 722-221). From the beginning of the Imperial period,Mount Tai became a popular destination for Chinese emperors;72 of them made annual pilgrimages to Mount Tai in order to conduct sacrificial ceremonies and to pay homage to the mountain in the form of speeches by the emperor and his ministers.
Climate: Tai'an lies in the northern temperate zone and has a continental, semi-humid monsoon climate. The average annual temperatures are -2.6°C (average, in January), 12.9°C (annual average), and 26.4°C (average, in July). The average annual precipitation is 697 millimeter.
Transportation: Railway-The Taian Railway station is located south of Dongyue Avenue. There are 47 passenger trains starting and arriving in Taian every day. You can take trains from Taian to the major cities and ports in China.
Taxis in Taian are plentiful and all metered. Generally most taxis charge a base fee of RMB 8 for first 2km, each additional km RMB 1.8.
Local Specialties: The Feicheng peach, Taishan chestnut, Ningyang date, Taishan ginseng, Taishan walnut, Taishan hawthorn, Red-star apple, and Chilin-yu (red phosphorus fish).
Local Food: The bean curd dinner in Mount Tai, The edicated diet dinner in Mount Tai, The thin pancake in Tai'an, Three beautiful bean curd
